Day trip to Europe by car

Beverley_Hillbillies

Hi

Will EHIC cover us for a day trip to Calais / Adinkerke (Belgium) or would we need to purchase medical travel insurance, if so, any recommendations please?

Sandtree

When are you going? If its this year then EHIC continues to apply, if its next year it depends on what deal is struck (if any).

Is a day trip worth the 14 days of quarantine after you get back?

Beverley_Hillbillies

Hi Sandtree

Thanks for replying, this will be next month October 2020, we still intended to do a day trip, it's hard to know what rules / regulations will be in place in 3 weeks time

JamoLew

I can more or less guarantee that the 14 day quarantine will still be in place in 3 weeks time - especially as it expected that lockdowns/restrictions are set to increase anytime soon here at home

Sandtree

Beverley_Hillbillies said:

Hi Sandtree

Thanks for replying, this will be next month October 2020, we still intended to do a day trip, it's hard to know what rules / regulations will be in place in 3 weeks time

So yes, the european scheme will still be in place and applicable to British citizens so you'd be entitled to the same level of public health cover as local citizens are... this doesn't cover repatriation or anything similar.

Fully agree we don't know what tomorrow holds but the direction of travel is certainly pointing to things becoming stricter before more relaxed but it may be that your day trip is worth spending 14 days in quarantine for afterwards... obviously just your decision.

Robin9

You might have a double whammy of 14 days - when the French impose 14 days on visitors from England and then the English imposing  14 days on people who have been in France.

At this time what's so urgent about a day trip ?

[Deleted User]

Day trips to Europe are probably over. Johnson just announced Christmas is cancelled and restrictions will be in place until next year, and by then we will have been hit with brexit sanctions anyway.

forgotmyname

[DELETED USER] said:

Day trips to Europe are probably over. Johnson just announced Christmas is cancelled and restrictions will be in place until next year, and by then we will have been hit with brexit sanctions anyway.

Sounds like a Johnny English plot, transform England into a giant prison..... 
You found their secret keep those curtains twitching... Who is watching you?  

sheramber

Robin9 said:

You might have a double whammy of 14 days - when the French impose 14 days on visitors from England and then the English imposing  14 days on people who have been in France.

At this time what's so urgent about a day trip ?

Stocking up on cigarettes?

DCFC79

Robin9 said:

You might have a double whammy of 14 days - when the French impose 14 days on visitors from England and then the English imposing  14 days on people who have been in France.

At this time what's so urgent about a day trip ?

If one stocks up on drink, fags, anything else then a 14 day quarantine might be worth it.

Sandtree

DCFC79 said:

Robin9 said:

You might have a double whammy of 14 days - when the French impose 14 days on visitors from England and then the English imposing  14 days on people who have been in France.

At this time what's so urgent about a day trip ?

If one stocks up on drink, fags, anything else then a 14 day quarantine might be worth it.

As long as you factor in all the extra booze and fags you'll go through to get you through the 14 days full on quarantine... may want to pick up some nibbles whilst your there too.